Rosa Chemical
Rosa Chemical | |
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 Rosa Chemical (2023) | |
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| Birth name | Manuel Franco Rocati |
| Born | 30 January 1998 Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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Manuel Franco Rocati (born 30 January 1998), known professionally as Rosa Chemical, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, graffiti artist and model.
Biography
[edit]Rocati was born in Rivoli and grew up in Alpignano, in the metropolitan city of Turin. His pseudonym is a portmanteau of the terms "Rosa", his mother's first name, and "Chemical", from the American band My Chemical Romance.[1][2] Before becoming interested in hip hop music, he was a graffiti artist, as visible in the programme YO! MTV Raps, around Europe.[3]
His music career began in 2018, when he released the single "Kournikova", becoming at the same time model for the Italian fashion label Gucci.[4][5] In February 2019, he began a collaboration with Italian rapper Greg Willen, releasing the single "Rovesciata", which anticipated the release of the EP "Okay Okay!!". From the EP the single "Tik Tok" was extracted, in collaboration with Radical, which reaches Spotify Italy's Viral 50.
In 2020, he released the singles "Alieno", in collaboration with UncleBac, and "Polka", which anticipated the release of the first studio album "Forever", released on May 28, of the same year.[6] On March 25, 2021, the album was reissued under the title "Forever and Ever", containing five bonus tracks, which was preceded by the single "Britney", in collaboration with MamboLosco and Radical.[7]
On 4 February 2022, he was a guest on the cover night of the Sanremo Music Festival, where he performed alongside Tananai a rearrangement of the song "A far l'amore comincia tu" by Raffaella Carrà, entitled "Comincia tu". On 4 December of the same year, it was officially announced that Rosa Chemical will participate in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[8] "Made in Italy" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[9] In the final of the competition, he came in 8th place. On the final night of the competition, during his performance, he approached the rapper Fedez in the audience and the two mimed having sexual intercourse. The two were denounced for indecent acts in a public place,[10] but the courts did not uphold the complaint.[11]
He performed as a guest on the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, performing his 2023 entry to the festival, "Made in Italy."[12]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| ITA [13] | |||
| Forever |
| 8 |
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | EPs details |
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| Caos calmo[a] (featuring Nover) |
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| Okay Okay!! |
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- ^ Credited as Ekios.
Mixtape albums
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Paranoise Mixtape[a] |
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- ^ Credited as Kranyo.
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [15] | ||||
| "Latte +"[a] | 2015 | — | Paranoise Mixtape | |
| "C.A.S"[b] (featuring Thetesto) | 2016 | — | ||
| "Acqua Panna" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Punk 'a piana" | 2018 | — | ||
| "Lil Peep" | — | |||
| "Rosa Chemical" | — | |||
| "Kournikova" | — | |||
| "Dovreicomprarmiunacollanacomeimigos" | 2019 | — | ||
| "Rovesciata" | — | Okay Okay!! | ||
| "Long Neck" (feat. Taxi B, prod. Greg Willen) | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Scolapasta" | — | |||
| "Pantone 17-3930" | — | |||
| "Fatass" | — | |||
| "Tik Tok" (with Radical) | — | Okay Okay!! | ||
| "Alieno" | 2020 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Polka" (with Thelonious B.) | — | Forever | ||
| "Lobby Way" | 87 | |||
| "Boheme" | — | |||
| "Britney" (with MamboLosco and Radical) | 2021 | 52 | Forever and Ever | |
| "Polka 3" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Non è normale" | — | |||
| "Made in Italy" (feat. Bdope) | 2023 | 6 [16] | ||
| "Bellu Guaglione" | 2023 | — | ||
| "Blackout" | 2024 | — | ||
| "3some" (feat. Villa Banks) | 2024 | — | ||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
Collaborations
[edit]| Title | Year |
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| "Snob" (Alfa feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 |
| "Gangsta Love" (Rose Villain feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 |
| "Marmellata" (Wayne Santana feat. Rosa Chemical, Tony Effe, and Radical) | 2021 |
| "Benedetto l'inferno" (Canova feat. Rosa Chemical and Gianna Nannini | 2022 |
| "Comincia tu" (Tananai feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2022 |
| "Opera" (Diss Gacha feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2024 |
| Title | Artists | Year |
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| "Wicked" | Cristolodato (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2018 |
| "Olocausto su Soundcloud" | Ricky Squah (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2019 |
| "4L" | FSK Satellite (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2019 |
| "Ciò che mi piace" | Rosa Chemical (prod. Greg Willen) | 2019 |
| "Try to Catch Me" | Zyrtck (prod. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "3K" | Radical (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "ThotMilanoDm" | Radical (feat. TheloniousB and Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Bitch" | Joe Scacchi (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Lindo" | BoroBoro and Mambo Losco (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Succo di bimbi" | VillaBanks (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Baby" | Slait, Tha Supreme, Young Miles (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Hallelujah" | Axos (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2020 |
| "Sogni lucidi" | Mace, Carl Brave, (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 |
| "OK Boomer" | Nitro (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 |
| "Discoteka" | Fred De Palma (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 |
| "Dualipa e Dababy" | Radical (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2022 |
References
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- ^ "Rosa Chemical pensa di essere meglio di Eminem | Rolling Stone Italia" (in Italian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Abbate, Mauro (4 December 2022). "Chi è Rosa Chemical, il rapper sia uomo che donna". Notizie Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Top Boy: rolling with Rosa Chemical, il rapper ti porta a scoprire i luoghi dove è cresciuto". News Mtv Italia. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Rosa Chemical: biografia, discografia e contatti ufficiali". Boh Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Rosa Chemical". Rockit.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ FOREVER, 28 May 2020, retrieved 13 December 2022
- ^ "Rosa Chemical annuncia l'uscita di "Forever And Ever" - Soldoutservice". www.soldoutservice.com (in Italian). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (4 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Sanremo, Fedez-Rosa Chemical: Giovanardi presenta esposto per atti osceni in luogo pubblico". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Fedez-Rosa Chemical, la procura archivia il caso: "Il bacio non è reato"". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ TG24, Sky (10 February 2024). "Sanremo 2024, Rosa Chemical ospite del palco in Piazza Colombo". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 12 (dal 18.03.2022 al 24.03.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "italiancharts.com - Discography Rosa Chemica". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 February 2023.